Age of Expansion: Audiobook
Book 7 of the Rise of Mankind series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Age of Expansion audiobook runs 23.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Neil Hellegers (about 15.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 23.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 48 days |
| 1 hour / day | 24 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 23.9 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 12,109 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on Rise of Mankind
This is book 7. Books 1 to 6 run 117.6 hours before it; books 1 to 8 run 169.2 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Age of Stone | 16.8 hrs |
| 2 | Age of Bronze | 21.3 hrs |
| 3 | Age of Iron | 20.8 hrs |
| 4 | Age of Steel | 18.5 hrs |
| 5 | Age of Forged Steel | 20.1 hrs |
| 6 | Age of Glass | 20.2 hrs |
| 7 | Age of Expansion | 23.9 hrs |
| 8 | Age of Conquest | 27.7 hrs |
More narrated by Neil Hellegers
Neil Hellegers narrates 300 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,027 hours in all.
About as long, on the Fantasy shelf
273 Fantasy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Age of Expansion is book 7 of Jez Cajiao's Rise of Mankind series: a 23.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Hellegers, released April 15, 2025, on the Fantasy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 23.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Neil Hellegers
- Released
- April 15, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Fantasy
- Series
- Rise of Mankind #7
- ISBN
- 9798350829464
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Age of Expansion audiobook?
Age of Expansion runs 23.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.9 hours.
Is the Age of Expansion audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Age of Expansion?
Age of Expansion is narrated by Neil Hellegers.
Is Age of Expansion worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.9 hours, saving 8 hours.